Experience

APUC

• Supply Chain Manager

  • Jan 2017 - Present

  Based at Edinburgh Napier University January 2017>April 2017 as Procurement Manager.Based at Edinburgh College April 2017>May 2020 as Procurement ManagerSplit role at Edinburgh College as Procurement Manager and West Lothian College as Procurement Coordinator May 2020>November 2020Split role at Heriot-Watt University as Procurement Manager and West Lothian College as Procurement Coordinator November 2020>PresentStarted in Development role and promoted 1… Based at Edinburgh Napier University January 2017>April 2017 as Procurement Manager.Based at Edinburgh College April 2017>May 2020 as Procurement ManagerSplit role at Edinburgh College as Procurement Manager and West Lothian College as Procurement Coordinator May 2020>November 2020Split role at Heriot-Watt University as Procurement Manager and West Lothian College as Procurement Coordinator November 2020>PresentStarted in Development role and promoted 1 year later to Operational Role. Responsible for many large scale tenders including the creation of some innovative and sector leading tenders that have now been adopted across the sector. Work closely with our APUC colleagues to ensure maximised collaborative spend for optimised savings, this has resulted in Edinburgh College having one of the highest levels of collaborative spend in the sector.Joint production of the Procurement Annual Reports with the Head of Procurement and support for the two-yearly PCIPs.Leading Procurement at West Lothian College, working to improve and secure compliance and increase savings. Joined HWU in November 2020 to support a number of projects. Show more Show less



Edinburgh Napier University

• Procurement Administrator

  • Apr 2012 - Dec 2016

  Supported Procurement Manager and Procurement Officer in the administration of all purchase orders through the Agresso Finance System ensuring compliance with internal and external regulations. Managed the University Purchase Card System ensuring compliance with rules.Providing ad hoc financial reports to the Procurement Managers, and support of the production of detailed reports.



West Lothian Council

• Interim Internal Auditor

  • Mar 2012 - Apr 2012

  Interim Auditor to support the Internal Audit of the KPIs of departments. Provided support and relief to the core team and liaised directly with several council departments.



Audit Scotland

• Interim External Auditor

  • May 2011 - Sep 2011

  Unqualified roleInterim Auditor to provide support on the year end audits of Audit Scotland, auditing a number of public bodies across Central and Local Government.



Audit Scotland

• Student Placement Auditor

  • Apr 2009 - Aug 2010

  Student Placement Auditor as part of my University course.Supported the Interim and Year end audits of a number of public bodies across Central Government, including NDPBs and QUANGOs.